vamose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Example Sentences
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I mout as wal vamose, 's long as I've hove in my rations.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various
Jack Gurney, you'd best vamose this ranch to-night.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various
Hee's got for do something for make the vamose.
From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
At last the schoolmaster, in desperation, translating his arguments into silver, called to mind a word from some American novel, and commanded his attendant to "vamose."
From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright
Now if you're just havin' a little fun with me, Shark, put your gun up, and we'll get on Bolivar and vamose.
From Whirligigs by Henry, O.
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